Crataegus submollis

Crataegus submollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Series: Molles
(Beadle ex Sarg.) Rehder[1]
Species: C. submollis
Binomial name
Crataegus submollis
Sarg.
Synonyms[2]
  • C. arnoldiana Sarg.
  • C. canadensis Sarg.
  • C. champlainensis Sarg.

Crataegus submollis, known as the northern downy hawthorn,[2] northern red haw,[2] Quebec hawthorn,[3] or hairy cockspurthorn,[4] is a species of hawthorn that grows to about 7 m in height[2] and typically carries large crops of red fruit.[1]

This species is closely related to C. mollis, but the two species have separate native ranges.[1] Amongst other differences between these two species, C. mollis has approximately 20 stamens, whereas C. submollis has approximately 10 stamens per flower.[1] Crataegus submollis is native to north-eastern North America, and has been introduced in Europe.[2]

The thorns are usually numerous and up to 7 cm in length.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus submollis Sargent", in L. Brouillet; K. Gandhi; C.L. Howard; H. Jeude; R.W. Kiger; J.B. Phipps; A.C. Pryor; H.H. Schmidt; J.L. Strother; J.L. Zarucchi, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 556–557
  3. USDA Plants Profile
  4. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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